whose voice that is? >> i thought it was george. >> can you identify whose voice that was yelling in the background? >> george's. >> how do you know that? >> i recognized his voice. >> msnbc's craig melvin joins us live from the courthouse. what can tell you us about the docket for the rest of today? >> the witness on the stand, leeann benjamin just testified on the stand that she and her husband at one point donated to the website also took food to he and his wife, also bought clothes for the trial and encouraged him to go back to college in general. what's been most interesting today, thomas, and you just alluded to it. every witness who's been put on the stand so far sondra and mark

osterman and now leeanne benjamin, he's played that 911 tape for every witness today. he's also played that 911 tape, he played it for the two witnesses on friday as well. so far every witness that the defense has called has heard that tape and they have also testified to the fact that it is george zimmerman's voice on that tape as well. so we expect the defense to continue to call witnesses today. at some points, we know, based upon conversations with mark o'mara, based on a conversation with him over the weekend, that they are going to call tracy martin as well, trayvon martin's father. >> they're going to be playing more of the audiotape of george zimmerman's call into the nonemergency police line. again, leeanne benjamin, swroge

zimmerman's friend is on the stand. >> sanford police department. >> we have a real suspicious guy, the best address i can give you is 111 -- this guy looks like he's up to no good, or he's on drugs or something. it's raining and he's just walking around looking about. >> is he white, black or his sp span nick. >> he looks black. he's just staring. >> he's just walking around the area? >> he's looking at all the houses. now he's just staring at me.

>> the -- that's the clubhouse. >> are you near the clubhouse right now? >> yes, now he's coming towards me. >> okay. >> and he's a black male? how old would you say he was? >> he's got a button on his shirt. >> there's something wrong with him. he's coming to check me out. he's got something in his hands. i don't know what his deal is. >> let me know if he does anything, okay? we have got them on the way, let me know if he does anything else. these assholes, they always get away. yep. when you come to the clubhouse, you come straight in. and then go left.

actually, you go past the clubhouse. >> you say it's on the left-hand side from the clubhouse? >> no, you go in, straight through the entrance. and then you -- >> which way is he -- which entrance is it he's heading towards? >> the back entrance. >> are you following him? >> yeah. >> okay, we don't need you to do that, okay? >> okay. >> all right, what is your name? >> george. >> all right, george, what's your last name? >> zimmerman. >> and george, what's the phone number you're calling from? >> 407-435-2400.

>> all right, george, we have them on the way, do you want to meet with the officer when they get out there? >> yeah. >> all right, where are you going to be? >> there's a -- as you come in through the gate, tell them to go straight past the clubhouse. and then straight past the clubhouse and then make a left and then you go past the mailboxes, there's my truck. >> what address are you parked in front of? >> i don't know. it's a cut through, so i don't know the address. >> okay, do you live in the area? >> yeah. >> what's your apartment number? >> it's a home. it's 1950. oh, crap, i don't want to give it out. >> do you want to meet with them right by the mailboxes then? >> yeah, that's fine. >> all right, george, i'll let you know when they're out there. >> could you have them call me

and i'll tell them where i'm at? >> yes, no problem. >> do you want my number? >> yeah, i got it. >> i'll let them know to call you when they're in the area. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. >> ms. benjamin, i played the whole thing because you indicated that you had not heard that. >> that's the first time that i have heard the whole thing, but i realize that i have heard some bits and pieces as part of news. >> so you had heard parts of it through the news? >> yes. >> and do you recall what part you heard of that? >> perhaps the part where he was trying to give an address. >> okay. all right. >> but i'm assuming you recognize at least one of the voices on there? >> absolutely. >> and that is george zimmerman? >> yes. >> no dispute in your mind? >> no dispute in my mind.

>> can you tell us now if there was a change in his voice, that he appeared to be excited besides just a normal monotone? >> to me, it sounds maybe like he's walking outside and perhaps -- >> okay. >> winded or its windy. >> or maybe even running, right? >> i don't know. >> you weren't there. i'm just going based on his voice, his voice does change, you acknowledge, after he says he's running and then you acknowledge that mr. zimmerman's voice does change, correct? >> yes, it seems to change. >> right? and in fact you heard some profanity there, didn't you? >> i'm not asking you to repeat it. >> i didn't pick it out, i don't know. >> you want me to play it again? i'm not asking you to repeat it. >> okay, perhaps, go ahead. >> he used, pardon my language, he used "these assholes always

get away", do you remember hearing that? >> yes. >> do you acknowledge that his voice changes? >> i think maybe the environment that he's in changed to me more. >> so he's moving. >> like he might be walking or it might be windy. >> okay. but you acknowledge, and the reason i asked you, because you mentioned you had heard his voice change on prior occasions, you described it look whooping it up and celebrating. >> yes. >> you mentioned during a campaign, when you and some others were there, i think you said whooping it up, getting exciting. >> yes. >> so this conversation that you heard between mr. zimmerman and the 911 operator, that his voice changed. >> not at the pep rally. >> he's not screaming. >> right, his voice seems more

matter of fact to me. >> in this one? >> yes. >> than -- >> you don't notice -- i apologize. >> it just seems to me that it may have been outside. >> sure. >> while he's walking or it's windy or something. >> sure. i'm going to play a part for you because i -- and obviously you weren't there, so -- >> correct, i was not there. >> i'm just asking you based on the voice, on mr. zimmerman's voice, i want to play one snippet of it for you that you heard. >> these assholes, they always get away. did you hear his voice here?

>> yes. >> you agree that his voice changed there, correct? >> no. >> you don't think it changed from what it was before? the words changed, but you don't think his voice inflection changed at all? >> not necessarily right there. >> okay, and then -- >> which way is he running? okay, which address is that that he's running for? >> the back entrance.

>> putting right in front of you, or if you want, we can get you some headphones if you need. >> let me play it again and just focus on what was being said. >> okay. so you want me to pay attention to more what he was saying? >> yes, ma'am. >> than the background noise whether he's running or he's walking? >> right, yes.

[ inaudible ] [ inaudible ] >> and the next thing he says, it sounds like either the wind picked up or he's walking to me. >> but you agree that he's all t the -- uttering that while he was walking. >> i don't think that. i think he was just observing.

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. we continue to follow the george zimmerman trial, this is the first day of the defense putting on their case.

on the stand now is leeanne benjamin who's well aware of zimmerman's professional life. joining us now is lisa bloom and former criminal prosecutor keith jenkins. let's talk first about the significance of the witnesses we have had today, the fact that all of them, the osterman's, the self-described best friends of george zimmer mariman being on stand. they all say it's george on the tape. >> we have heard from six witnesses of the defense now, friends and family of george zimmerman who say that's george zimmerman's voice screaming for help on the 911 call before the shot rings out. we heard from three family and friends, witnesses who said it was trayvon martin's voice. i have been thinking about this and recalling that there were neighbors who were not associated with either side,

james sudaka who said it soundsed like a boy it's voice screaming for help. ultimately those witnesses may be considered more in identi identifying the voice. >> now we have got two to one on the defense side saying that's george zimmerman's voice. but some say why would a grown man who's got a gun be screaming like that. >> the jurors are going to be listening to that tape carefully and listen to when the screaming stops, when the gunshot goes off the screaming stops abruptly. these are fact witnesses but it's almost as if they're giving character witness as well. one testified about george zimmerman tutoring kids. another testified about the training he received with his gun. they're trying to present not

only factual testimony but also testimony about george zimmerman's image and who he was as a co-worker as a friend. >> leeanne benjamin is testifying about contributing to the defense fund of george zimmerman. >> in conversations with them, have you heard them use such words and let me premise this, in a courtroom, we're bound by the evidence and when the evidence is curse words, we use the worse words that we -- just so you know why i'm questioning about you about curse words, okay? have you heard your son use words like [ bleep ] before? >> yes, i have. >> spite? >> not at all. >> do you think it did from listening to george zimmerman's

voice in this recording? >> not at all. >> you heard the words, and you closed your eyes, why did you close your eyes to listen to that tape? >> since i had been asked about a question and something was said about running, i was trying to listen very carefully to see if i could hear that? >> was it only by concentrating that you could even -- >> i didn't hear it in the first -- [ inaudible ] >> said out more as a matter of fact kind of casual comment type thing.

and i got the feeling mr. delareando, i could hear in his voice that he was highlighting those words. >> when you were talking about this change in voice, were you indicating to the jury that you believe that it was apparent that george changed his emotional status or just his location? >> not at all. it seemed more locational perhaps that he was walking or it was windy. >> was there ever a time in that that you thought that the tape evidence that mr. zimmerman was acting in an angry way? >> not at all. >> so when asked the question could you hear those words being

yelled by mr. zimmerman in the campaign event, i think you said no? >> no. >> but you have in fact heard him yell? >> absolutely. >> maybe happy yelling during a campaign? >> yes. >> vote for us, vote for my guy? >> yes. >> down with the other guy? >> pep rallies and such. >> as a matter of fact that's part of a campaign, isn't it? get everybody motivated? >> get everybody excited and motivated so i have heard him in that setting. >> so that's part of your testimony that you bring today, having heard mr. zimmerman scream even though in a happy way? >> yes. >> of course you have never heard him scream for his life before, have you? >> no. >> but you did hear him on that 911 call? >> yes, i did. >> we talked about, you were asked about continuous nature of the calling. i'm going to posit two different possibilities to see if we can get through them a little bit.

>> yes, sir. >> if i were to scream one scream over the next, until my breath ran out, 30 seconds, you know, ahhhh, compare that to if i would just scream in segments, sort of with a cadence, do you know what that is? >> let's say it sounds more like that. >> which one? >> the second one. >> the one that's screaming in more like a cadence? >> yes. >> as opposed to a continuous scream? >> yes. >> nothing further, your honor, thank you. >> briefly, your honor. i was speaking louder so i could make sure you heard the words. you're saying that mr. zimmerman because he knew he was being recorded was suttcu uttering it

his breath, right? >> i couldn't say that. i think he was just talking. >> but you agree that, the f'ing punks because said under his breath because he knew he was being recorded? >> i couldn't say that at all. >> it was hard to hear, the f'ing punks, right? i had to play it a few times, right? >> yes. >> any redirect? >> if you wanted to say something and you were on a phone call with somebody, let's say that you knew it was being recorded so if you wanted to say something under your breath to make sure it wasn't recorded, what would you do with the phone that was at your mouth? >> i would take it away from my head. >> nothing further. >> okay, thank you, may ms.

benjamin be excused? >> yes, your honor. >> yes, your honor. >> thank you very much, you are excused. >> that's the defense's fourth witness of the day stepping down, leeanne benjamin. we'll take a quick break and we'll be right back. with centurylink as your trusted partner, our visionary cloud infrastructure and global broadband network free you to focus on what matters. with custom communications solutions and responsive, dedicated support, we constantly evolve to meet your needs. every day of the week. centurylink® your link to what's next. sarabut also wants to save. a lunch like this from walmart is less

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hers and we get along pretty well so that worked out very well for us. we have worked right next to each other for 15 years now. >> okay. >> would you -- would you just give us a feel for how the friendship between yourself and mr. zimmerman and/or his wife has grown over the past several years? >> our friendship really started with george often times coming to our offices, question always had the refrigerator full of sodas and food, microwaves. george took care a lot of our insurance policies, all of our

policies are with the insurance company. george helped us out a lot with that. we just got to be good friends with george. he was just a very smart, sharp young guy. and he just stopped in, especially a lot >> so would he credit you with the tie he's wearing? >> yes, sir. >> as a matter of fact he would

probably credit you for more than just the tie, is that correct? did you help him with some clothing to get ready for his trial? >> yes, sir. i took george down and i believe i bought him three suits. >> i'm sorry, let me interrupt you because i didn't tell you as well. we're very used to talking in familiar terms with our friends, george, mark, whatever. in the courtroom, we need to use full sir names so not only the record is clear but the formality of the courtroom. i'm sorry i didn't mention that to you earlier, but when you mention george, please tell us his full name. >> i took mr. zimmerman down to the clothing store and i purchased him suits, ties, shirts for a courtroom. it's -- i have been in and out of courtrooms many times, not testifying, which can be a terrifying experience.

but i have been taught by my attorney clients that when you come to the courtroom, you dress out of respect. >> that was one of the ways you supported him, helping him out with some clothing? >> yes, sir. >> you've also donated money to his legal defense fund, haven't you? >> yes, sir. >> and you consider him a friend? >> very close friend. >> have you -- tell the jury, sort of the spectrum of voice that you have heard about george in conversational tones to laughing or yelling or whatever, you have as your sort of experience level for his voice. >> yes. i have heard close experience level with his voice, both in casual conversation, laughing, lunches, dinners. we were in several political

campaigns for which my feet still hurt and george and i would be holding up signs and yelling and so forth. during the campaigns. >> okay. you had not listened to the, what we now call the lauer 911 call until recently, is that correct? >> yes. . >> when you were, before you studied to become a p.a., had you had any medical experience before that? >> i was a combat medic in vietnam. >> explain what that is. >> you're rendering medical aid to your men that are hurt, injured. >> so go through, if you would,

and i apologize to the extent we'll bring you back to that. but with that as a premise, if you were to explain to the jury what a normal day is in the life of a combat medic in vietnam. >> well, if everybody will give me a little patience here. when you're in the army, you're with 60, 100 men. you eat, sleep, shower with them on a daily basis, often times you're sharing your bunks with them. i got to vietnam in december of '67. >> i apologize sir. i'm going to object as to relevance. >> please approach. >> so on the stand right now is john donnelly who has said under oath is a very close friend of george zimmerman's.

joining us right now is our legal analyst lisa bloom and former prosecutor faith jenkins. faith, let me start with you, is lisa with us or not? okay, just wanted to make sure. it seems as if john donnelly, a retired p.a., taking an almost fatherly interest in george zimmerman. tell me why they're trying to get his background as a former medic in vietnam. >> the defense wants to establish that he's a great guy, he was a medic in vietnam. he's witness number 7 for the defense to say that's george zimmerman's voice on the 911 call screaming in the background. probably this is an objection that this is getting duplicative, repetitive. what sticks in my mind is mark

o'mara's cross-examination of trayvon's mother saying you hope that that's trayvon's voice on that 911 tape because the alternative is too hard to bear. that's true for these witnesses for george zimmerman. >> and faith, when it comes to how the jury is seeing george zimmerman now, they're hearing from all of these people, we're getting these dribs and drabs of character witness testimony that they like him or he's a good guy or he tutored and all this stuff. and there's john donnelly saying i taught him how to tie a windsor knot. but the jury is going to eat that up. >> and the defense wants to present this other side of george zimmerman without him taking the witness stand, these are all great people who do great things in the community and they're really good friends with george zimmerman, the inference being this is the kind of person he is too. that's why you have the state

coming back playing this tape. the george zimmerman that you're talking about that you have nothing to-calling him a punging, and an a-hole. the witnesses are having a hard time navigating around this testimony. but they don't want to say anything bad about their friend george zimmerman. that's the point the state is trying to o make, they're thereo testify on behalf of their friend.stdy >> we'll be right back. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arthritis, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain so your body can stay in motion. because just one 200mg celebrex a day can provide 24 hour relief for many with arthritis pain and inflammation. plus, in clinical studies, celebrex is proven to improve daily physical function so moving is easier. celebrex can be taken with or without food. and it's not a narcotic.

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occur at night, is that correct? >> yes, sir. >> did you throen have an opportunity where you would have to -- when do you do your work? what happens that causes you to now have to be a medic and do something? >> well base camp you took care of the normal routine medical issues that come up from colds or people lacerations or anything else that happens. once you're in the field, once you get into combat, and in 1968, i think everybody remembers it was the tet offensive. it started the end of that skrarn. -- january. and you could be fighting in the field for five, ten days straight. >> did you then have an opportunity as a medic to have

to attend to people that you knew during the day as they were wounded in combat? >> yes. >> then tell the jury about that. >> it's a little difficult. >> let me -- >> your honor -- >> let me, i was just going to sort of see if i could relief him. >> there's been a request to approach the bench, i don't know what it's about, so please approach. >> yes, ma'am. >> once again, approaching the bench here during the testimony of john donnelly, lisa bloom and faith jenkins with me. faith let me start with you this time. they're bringing up his medical training and what he did during his service during his time in vietnam. he's been a physician's assistant and now talking about how he's been involved in professional legal testimony in

lawsuits. is this basic relevance of what he can testify to? >> we're hearing a lot about his background and his history and his admirable work. but the state is questioning this testimony at this point. obviously the state wants to builds up who he is in the jury's mind, because they want to show him as an honorable person when they're listeninging to his testimony. if it's like what we have seen earlier this morning, he's probably going to say that that's george zimmerman's voice on the tape. so they want to shore up his experience, his credibility, based on who he is and for the jury to give greater weight to what he's saying. >> another witness we know will be called today is trayvon martin's father tracy martin. why would they want to bring him to the stand? >> because he denied that that was trayvon's voice on the 911

call. he later changed his mind and said that it was trayvon martin on the 911 tape. the jury's probably scratching their heads right now too wondering why they're hearing about his medical works back during the vietnam war, and i assume that the sidebar, that we're not being able to hear, they're going into his background, perhaps he's going to opine about the severity of his injuries, he's got a lot of injuries to substantiate his story, that trayvon martin assaulted him. >> more importantly, faith you were saying george zimmerman denied it was his voice when questions about this? >> all of these witnesses have come forward this northern testifying that they heard this tape and that it was george zimm zimmerman's voice on the tape. if you recall right after this, george zimmerman said that it doesn't even sound like me.

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zimmerman friend john donnelly still on the stand testifying about when he first listened to the 911 tape that reportedly captures the scuffle and the shooting of trayvon martin. he says he listened to the full extent of that this past saturday. >> obviously i'm talking about not the person who's speaking to the 911 operator, but the noise in the background. okay? >> maybe both, i'm not sure. there's just someone screaming outside. >> what's the address that they're near? >> 1211 twin tree lane.

>> twin tree lane? >> is it a male or female? it s. >> and you don't know why? >> i don't know why. i think they're yelling "help" but i don't know. >> does he look hurt to you? >> i can't see him. i don't want to go out there, i don't know what's going on. >> you think you're hearing "help"? >> yes. >> is that the tape or a tape similar to the one you listened to last week? >> yes, sir. >> do you have an idea whose voice that is screaming in the background? >> yes, sir. >> based upon your knowledge with your conversation with george zimmerman and the life experience that you've now brought to the jury, whose voice do you believe that to be screaming for help?

>> there is absolutely no doubt in my mind that is george zimmerman. and i wish to god i did not have that ability to understand that. >> good morning. >> hello, sir. >> mr. donnelly, you recall i took a deposition of you back, i believe it was may 9th, maybe, of this year? correct? >> yes, sir.

>> that sound about right? >> yes, sir. >> i think your wife was first, or maybe you were first -- >> my wife was first. >> as it should be. >> yes, sir. >> and we took yours and it was very brief. correct? >> yes, sir. >> you never mentioned anything about testifying about identifying the voice, or did you? >> i don't believe i did, sir. i don't believe it was asked. as i recall, everybody was hungry. >> so you think it was just short or you didn't mention anything about that? didn't i ask you what you were going to be testifying about? >> i don't believe -- i don'ter being asked if i was going to testify about it. at the time, well, through this whole thing, i really didn't want anything to do with the tape. >> rye. so what you're saying is after the deposition on may 9th, 2013, you said it was last saturday that you, on purpose, listened to the tape. right? >> yes, sir. >> your honor, i have an issue

but i'll address that after we finish. so you, after the deposition, and between -- literally last saturday -- so, we talking about like on the -- i guess today's the 8th. so we're talking about the 6th is when you listened to the recording? >> yes, sir. it was saturday morning. >> i apologize, we are talking about last saturday -- >> this last saturday. couple days ago. >> right. because my recollection is that in the deposition you had not listened to the recording or really weren't going to testify about it. correct? >> i may have heard parts of it but i generally try to -- i mean i always tuned it out. i walked away from it. >> on purpose. >> on purpose. it was very distressing to me. >> sure. what you did is, two days ago you, on purpose, listened to it to see whether you could identify the voice so you'd be able to testify in court. correct? >> i listened to it very

purposely, in a very quiet setting, because i think i just needed to before i came here today. >> sure. i think you said you listened to it twice. did i understand you correctly? >> yes. >> now, if i may, why did you have to listen to it twice if the first time you knew it was george zimmerman's voice? >> i don't know. just played it a second time. >> just to verify it in your mind that you would be sure that you could come to court and say absolutely? >> no. it was just an emotional experience for me and i don't even know why i played it twice. but i did. >> and i gather you made sure you were in a room, setting, where nobody else was present. correct? >> yes. >> and i believe your wife already testified -- obviously you weren't in the courtroom when she testified. my question is, prior to listening to that tape on saturday, you had discussed it

with your wife at all in terms of whether she had listened to the tape at all? i'm not saying that it was improper. i'm just saying had you -- do you recall? >> not really. we've never really tried to discuss much of anything with this. >> all right. i know when we took your deposition, you had mentioned that you had given money before to the defense fund. >> yes, sir, i have. >> i think it was $2,500 at that time, correct? >> i gave a check for $2,500 for his defense and then i gave $500 to his -- >> you're listening to the testimony this morning of john donnelly. he is a close family frechbd george zimmerman, also the husband of lee ann benjamin, who was the person to testify right before donnelly took the stand. one thing that's been emerging out of this testimony is how much donnelly believes that he heard george zimmerman's voice on that 911 call in the scuffle between trayvon martin and

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day 20 in the george zimmerman trial. it is monday, july 8th and this is "now." for its first full day in court, the defense in the george zimmerman trial has begun outlining its case. george zimmerman has pleaded not guilty to second degree murder and claims that he shot trayvon martin in self-defense. the defense spent the morning focused on the 911 call from that night, one in which a voice can be heard screaming for help. defense attorney mark o'mara called several friends and co-workers of george zimmerman, all of whom said that it is zimmerman's voice on the tape calling for help. >> did you have a chance to listen to that tape before today? is. >> yeah. >> and on how many